信息通信技术在缓解 COVID-19 大流行期间老年人情感和社交孤独负面影响方面的使能作用。
The Enabling Role of ICT to Mitigate the Negative Effects of Emotional and Social Loneliness of the Elderly during COVID-19 Pandemic.
机构信息
Department of Applied Communication Studies, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising, University CEU San Pablo, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
出版信息
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Apr 8;18(8):3923. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18083923.
(1) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has been especially hard on the elderly owing to their particular vulnerability to the virus. Their confinement to prevent the spread of the virus resulted in social isolation, often linked to the unwanted loneliness that hinders their emotional well-being. The enabling capacity of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) to overcome the negative effects of this isolation requires special attention. The purpose of this research is to understand the impact of the use of ICT on the emotional well-being of elderly people during their confinement. (2) Methods: A qualitative exploration method based on four focus groups with elderly people aged 60 years or older and three in-depth personal interviews with experts in education of the elderly were carried out. (3) Results: Research results evidence a negative emotional impact of the confinement (lack of physical contact with their loved ones, fear and uncertainty, feeling of loneliness, sadness at the loss of family members) on the emotional well-being of study participants. Furthermore, the operational capacity of ICT to prevent infection, as well as their positive emotional and humanizing role in providing access to entertainment and hobbies, and in improving self-esteem was also acknowledged. (4) Conclusions: ICT have become a valuable ally for elderly people aged 60 years and older to mitigate the negative effects of social isolation and loneliness imposed by the confinement.
(1) 背景:由于老年人特别容易感染病毒,因此新冠疫情对他们的影响尤其严重。为了防止病毒传播,老年人需要被隔离,这导致他们社交孤立,常常伴随着孤独感,这阻碍了他们的情感健康。信息和通信技术(ICT)具有克服这种隔离负面影响的能力,这需要特别关注。本研究旨在了解在隔离期间,ICT 的使用对老年人情感健康的影响。(2) 方法:采用基于四个老年人焦点小组和三个老年人教育专家深度个人访谈的定性探索方法。(3) 结果:研究结果表明,隔离对老年人的情感健康产生了负面影响(缺乏与亲人的身体接触、恐惧和不确定性、孤独感、对亲人去世的悲伤)。此外,ICT 在预防感染方面的运行能力,以及它们在提供娱乐和爱好、提高自尊心方面的积极的人性化作用也得到了认可。(4) 结论:ICT 已成为 60 岁及以上老年人缓解社交隔离和隔离带来的孤独感负面影响的宝贵盟友。
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